Steam cleaners will allow you to clean with less effort, with no chemicals, and with little mess

The best use of a vapor steam cleaner is to kill dust mites, fleas, larvae, eggs, bacteria, and germs; basically to leave your home ‘critter free’

These areas will be sanitized and be free of odors and chemicals (though it may take more than a single cleaning)

Please do not expect to clean a badly soiled carpet back to its original luster 100%If it is really soiled, it would be best to use a professional cleaning company first and then use the steam cleaner for superb maintenance. The steam cleaner will then take out any of the chemicals that the professional cleaning left.– Overall, steam cleaning will remove most spots and stains (providing that there has been no chemical reaction with the fibers) and it will also remove any chemicals and odors.– Because the heat straightens the fibers and removes static charge from all pet and human hair, it allows for really deep vacuum cleaning of sand (the major destroyer of carpets), other solid particles, and hair.– Your carpeting will look much, much better.

We recommend that anyone sensitive to chemicals not use the steam cleaner for the first steaming of carpeting because the chemicals will be released and will be fairly strong before dissipating into the atmosphere. (Remember that if you don’t steam clean the carpeting, the chemicals are constantly being released into the air and you are often touching them.)

Since the steam cleaners are factory tested, you may find a small of water in them when they arrive.

Gently remove the filler cap and slowly pour in potable water.

Sometimes the water will ‘air lock’ and not fill completely which will cause the machine to beep for more water shortly after you start. (A filled machine will steam for up to 30 minutes.)

This frequent or early beeping usually means that the water is not easily passing through the screening in the strainer and is not completely filling the reservoir.– Try punching a small hole at the bottom of the screening using a quick motion with a pencil or ballpoint pen. Use a quick ‘stabbing’ motion so that you put a hole in the screening and don’t push the screen out of the strainer.

If using a funnel, keep it slightly lifted so that it doesn’t form a tight seal with the opening.

Starting the steam cleaner (every time you start up):

It is normal to hear some light banging noise for a short time every time you initially start up your machine

The Tidy Vap is ready for use when the green light comes on signaling that the correct pressure and temperature have been reached.

After the green light comes on, hold the nozzle over a sink and press the trigger for 10 – 30 seconds to allow the steam to burp.

When the correct pressure and temperature have been reached, the green light will again go on.

Since it takes about 1- 2 minutes of use before the hose and machine warm up and start producing really dry vapor steam, clean an area where a little water won’t be bothersome (such as around sinks or toilets), or hold the nozzle over a sink and press the trigger for a few minutes.